Draw the diagram of a microsporangium and label its wall layers. Write briefly on the role of the endothecium.

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

The diagram of a microsporangium and labelling of its wall layers is as follows:

Role of endothecium:

i. Endothecium helps in dehiscence of anther.

ii. It is fibrous layer of cells lying below the epidermis of the wall of the anther.

iii. At maturity these cells loose water, contract and help in dehiscence of pollen sac.